Local news media might pretend to "break" this story but it was as predictable as the plot from the classic 90's sexploitation flick Showgirls.
We already know that strip clubs are losing money thanks to Matt Bartle's prudish and puritan approach to Missouri legislation. But just that's just the beginning of the story.
IN THE COMING WEEKS LOOK FOR LOCAL MEDIA TO REPORT ON STRIPPERS TURNING TO PROSTITUTION AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ADULT BUSINESS OVER-REGULATION!!!
The stories are already out there and they involve strippers setting up shop in local casinos and other places around KC.
Once again silly GOP legislation failed to have any foresight about how people really behave and the consequences could have a serious public health impact on this town. Only the most disconnected legislator (like Bartle) could imagine that Kansas City's tradition of vice could be wiped out with the stroke of a pen.
Clueless Republicans simply didn't understand that strip club adult entertainment work offered a viable alternative for local women who wanted to avoid more hardcore activities . . . Creating fear over highly regulated clubs and basically cutting away their business with regulations hasn't decreased local vice but probably doubled it.
Plain and simple:
BARTLE'S BIG GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON MISSOURI STRIP CLUBS HAS BACKFIRED!!!
While the constitutionality of it will soon be drawn into question, once again the Missouri GOP simply increased the quotient of local misery on behalf of their phony principles.